AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. : PUBLISHED BTEHT THUUSDAT MORNING HI John B. Bratton. . . , . TERMS. . Subscription.— Ono Dollar and Fifty Cents, l>aid in advance; Two Dollars if paid within the yeari ' and Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, if hot paid withln tho year. These terms will bo rig idly adhered to in every instance. Mo sub scription discontinued until all arrearages are Jmid unless at the option of the Editor. Advertisements —Accompanied by the cash, and not exceeding one square, will bo inserted throe times for One Dollar, arid twenty-five cents tor each additional insertion. Those of a great tor length in proportion. , Jou-PniNTiNa—Such as Hand-bills, Posting- -Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, &0., &c., exe cuted with accuracy rind it the shortest riotice. A Pikes Peak in Carlisle! EVERYBODY hurra’s for Pike’s Peak in the west, thousands are «on route.” It turns out to bo a humbug, they all. return with rusty pockets, not enriched with the yellow glitter ing which they anticipated. Stop! Reflect! Take a friend’s advice, and stay at home rind buy your goods of P. ARNOLD. You will bo happy, got twice the value for your money, and in a-short lime you will find that you are advancing in fortune without trouble. Spring has come, are we prepared for it, eve rybody asks i have wo clothing to suit it? if hot, we will go to Arnold’s where’ wo can see a well selected stock of all kinds of goods to feuit everybody, at greatly reduced prices. It Consists of Ladies. Dress Goods, Such as Bergu Delanes, Lawns, Doleges, La velias, Alapacns, Silks of all kinds. Such as plain black, Moure Antique, Barred, Striped rind figured. Embroideries. French worked collars, TTnderaleom, hand kerchiefs, Flouncings, Edgings, Laces, laser, tings, &c. . Bonnets and Ribbons. A. good assortment of Bonnets and Ribbons Vety low. Shawls and Mantillas. Stella, (of every description,) Cashmere, Brdcha, Thibet wool, (black and colored,) al so, Mantillas of all prices. Parasols of all kinds and prices. 1 Domestic Goods. Muslin, bleached and unbleached, linen and cotton sheetings, Checks,"Tickings, Ginghams, and Oshaburg. ' Gentlemen’s wear, Cloths, Cassimeros, Cottenados, Jeans, Ves tings, Sec. Carpets and Oilcloth. Ingrain, Venetian, three ply, rag and hemp carpets, Oilcloth oi all widths, also Matting at all widths. - A good assortment of Trunks.. • A liberal patronage, and you wilt be rowar. ded.’ Remember the stand next door east of the Carlisle Deposit Bank. i ' P. ARMODD. April 14, 1859. ■ NEW SPRING GOODS. T EIDICII & SAWYER (at their new store -M-J East Main street,) have just received from If ow York and Philadelphia, the most complete and varied assortment of Dry Goods ever offer ed in Carlisle, embracing everything that is new and rare in style and texture '; such as tan sy silks in all the various colors, barred, strip ed, Cheno and Boyedere, plain, striped and Boyedere Black Silks, Tonlards oi new de signs, Barege and Lawn Robes of the latest Paris stylos, Satin striped Dechevre .cloths, French Challis, Arhorican Delaines, Organdy Dawns of dark and lightgronnds, and beautiful designs. ’ . .. i, ' ; Traveling Dress Goods of the newest-makes. ~: Also a,I«U stock of mourning dress goods to .wUlcbadass of.goods wo.,givo partiqnlar alien- SOJIWLS! ■■ SIIA WLS’I SHAWLS !!! This part of-our stock is unusually complete, consisting of crape, silk, Stella, in all the vari ety of shades and qualities, mourning Shawls, lace and silk Mantiilasi from tho celebrated em poriums of Brodic and Bulpni, Now York Sun umbrellas, showerets and parasols of tho newest styles, White goods of every descrip, tion. Embroideries in full setts,; collars, worked bands, Bouncings, edgings and Insortings. Wp give great care to this branch of our trade, and ladies will find a very full as sortment. Hooped skirts of tho latest improve-, menta, skirt supporters, (a now article.) A full line of Alexander’s kid gloves, imported and sold by Stewart, New York. Milts, gloves, gauntlets, :in every variety. Also a largo stock of the newest; styles of mens and boys spring cassiucrcs, black cloths and eassi ■uercs. • Hdisery of every description. In this de partment unusual care has been taken to select the various kinds and sizes suitable for Ladies, Misses, Men’s, Boys and Children’s wear. In fact, our stock embraces everything kept In a first class Dry Goods store. Having purchased for cash and made our se lections among the best importing and jobbing houses of Now York and Philadelphia, we feel prepared to .'offer superior inducements to buy ers. All wo ask is an examination cf our stock before buying elsewhere, for which favor wo will feel very grateful. LEIDICU & SAWTEK, % April 14! 1859. Sow Is tlie time, for Bargains Spring and Summer Goods! j/H the Hew Store , comer of N, Hanover and fau- ltier streets, THE undersigned returns thanks for the pa tronage bestowed upon him by’the public, and at tho same time respectfully announces that'ho has just returned from Philadelphia, and is now opening a new lot of SPRING and SUM IIEIt Dry Goods and Groceries, Consisting in part as follows, and which ho is determined to sell at the lowest cash prices. - SILKS, tfUCAL CLOTHS, Challies, Alapa 6as, Do Lalnqs, Do Bagos, Lustres, Poplins, Lawns, Baragcs, Brilliants, French and Scotch Ginghaths, Prints, Gloves, Hosiery, Collars, ■Handkdrchiefh, &c., &c.’ SHAWLS and MANTILLAS, of every stylo and quality. - Staple and Domestic Dry, Goods, Cloths, Oassimeres, Vestings, Flannels, Mus lins, Tickings, Stripes, Checks, Calicoes, Cot fonades, Linens, Sheetings, Denims, Nankeens, Drills, Marseilles Quilts, colored and white Car pet Chain, &d., &c. PARASOLS and DM. BRELLAS. Also, a largo and splendid as sortment of BONNETS, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES. A superior lot of fresh* GROCERIES, Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, Rice, Spices, id., &o. : Having selected my entire stock with file greatest care, and the lowest CASH PRI CES, I can assure hiy friends and the public generally, that I, will do all in ray power to make my establishment known as the “ HEAD . QUARTERS FOR BARGAINS.” Those who trish to purchase will find it to' their advantage Sol.—Put yoiir hand jh the book; whereup on a . tall, lean, vinOg t-faccd son of~Anak, stepped up and proinptw grabbed the book. Sol.—You.dp solemnly swear, in presence of this Court, and ua tawj era, that you will take your position in theMo iby, and there remain! with your eyes the entire ses sion of this court. , , you Will not' suffer: any. one to speak aboyom. low whiaper, nnd if one shall dare to .do so ili presence of your roy at highness, you : illl vociferously exclaim, .‘'Silence in the lubby l’j and if order is not im mediately restored, yoij.iurther swear that you will, by one.ponderous blow of your fist, plan-, ted between the peepers of the offender, knock him down. All this ydu : will do to the best of your skill and knowledge, so help you God. The bailiff look the.lposition assigned him, and.immediately after me Court was organized, Tom Diggers, who lowed as green gourds, walked into the room.'wearing brogans No. 11, and his bands thrust d ep into bis pockets, and inquired : . ‘•Hello, fellows, whei B in the thunder is Jim Smellins?” ’ " “Silence in the lobl r,” roared the enraged official. v 6 ■Brogans—You mtistjbean alflred larnalfool, andef.ye jist open t|i«:bread trap of your’n agin,- your, mammy won't know ye. Whereupon, Jim Jjitvis. the bailiff, let fly find any green fat, The doctor shook bis head “I tbidklt has something of a musky taste,” said another; “not unpleasant but peculiar!’’ “All alligators have,’’replied Buokland,“the cayman peculiarly so--the fellow whom I dis sected this morning, aid whom you have just been eating!”' , There was a general rout of all the guests. Every one turned pale. Two or three ran out of the room ; and only those who bad stout stomachs remained, to .the close of an excellent entertainment. ■ ■ “See what imagination is," said Buckland ; “if I had told them it was turtle, or terrapin, or bird’s nest soup, (salt water amphibia or fresh, or the gluten of a tish from the maw, of a sea bird, they would 1 ave pronounced it excel lent, and their digestion been none the worse — such is prejudicel” : “But was it really an alligator?"asked a lady. , , ; . “As good a calfs far net!” answered Buckli The English public are discussing with much gusto the art of dining, and two volumes on subjects connected with the table have lately appeared at London. : From one wo quote its directions for a dinner: .“Let the number of your guests not exceed twelve, so that the conversation may constantly remain general. , Let (hem bo so collected that their occupations are different, their tastes sim ilar, and with such points of contact, that it is not necessary to go through tho odious form of introduction. Let tho men bo clever without presumption, tho women amiable withoubcou e'eit. Let your dishes be limited in number, but each excellent, and your wine first-rate. Let the former vary.from the most substantial to the most light; and for the second, from the strongest to the most perfumed. Let cvety thing be served quietly, without hurry or bus tle: dinner being tho last business of the day. Let your guests look upon -themselves as trav ellers who have arrived at the end of thejr jour ney. Let the coffee bo very hot, and the liquor first quality, let your drawing room be spac ious enough to allow a game to be played, if desired, without interfering with those addicted to chatting. , Let the guests be retained by the pleasant fcohipany, and checrpd with the hope that b’efore the evening is oyer there is some thing good still.in store for them.’ Let the tea .not be too Wong; the hot toast well buttered,, and the punch carefully mixed. Let no one leave before 11, but let every one be in bed by midnight.” Oliver 3juh?h’s Will— 'Marriage Portions' for tub Million.— Many years ago, Oliver Smith, ob-old bachelor who resided in ono of the towns In* Hampshire county, Mass., left the bulk of his property to he managed hy. trustees until ft should amount t6' $400,000, when one =half of tho income was to be annually given to twenty-ono boytf who should faithfully per/ofm certain conditions. of tho vViH eno-fourth to eighteen gifls*; 6bo-eightb’fo h(ty-four young Women ; for riiarflbge pdrtidnrf, and tho remain. Jng eighth to the same number of indigent amf deserving widows. The required sum will bo reached in October next, and, accordingly, about $lO,BOO will hereafter annually bo distributed among tho boys—about $516 apiece, making ' quite a prize for those who are luck? enough to -Secure It; as this distribution is to be an annual thing, an army of boys will in time ho furnished with a handsome sum to start life with. st>,dOO will bo distributed among the apiece; $2,700 for marriage portions, making $5O a piece, which will pay tor many of the necessary “fixings;” and the.same sum ($5O apiece) to the widows. The trustees of the fund are an nually elected, like all other town officers, and the principal of tho fund is mainly loaned upon real estate in tlfB various towns of the county. We are unacquainted with tho proscribed re quirement for obtaining the prizes. pad as ever wore a coro land.’ now to Give a Dinner, Boluntffr. General Washington's Tent. Some thirty years ago, the Now Torkerswera pieparing to.celebrate the 4th ot July, and by a voluntary courtesy, one of his descendants per haps the present John A. Washington, so justly: celebrated for selling to tho ladies ot the United. Stales, Mount Vernon for so small a price, that ! they ought to bo ashamed to extort it from him, I sent the General’s Tent that ho had used during i tho Bcvolutidnary war; to New York, to assist j in the celebration. , The General’s body servant; brought it, and boro a letter to the Now York commjttee, asking , that some attention should bo paid to him, which was dono. He was a quadron, but a line, digniUed.and noble looking old man. The Tent was pitched in the Park, where tho writer of this saw it. Shortly afterwards he went up tho Hudson Hivor on a steamboat and bis servant was on board, and told, mo some of, tho habits of General Washington during the war. Ho had a fixed hour for rising in, the morning, and going to that part of his Tent; where his breakfast was to bo prepared for him. Ho would enter ids place and take a chair and seat himself by the breakfast table in his morn-' ing gown, with the Holy Bible before him, and read until' breakfast time and when his man would say to him —“ General your breakfast is ready,” tho General would draw out ot the book a silk ribbon that was bound wjth the book and place it between the last pagesthat ho had been reading, Tho servant then brought Ids boots, which ho would immediately draw on—throw off his morning gown, and put on his military coat, and mount his horse which was ready dt tho door. Then would Commence tho labors ot the ■ day. This is a Irao account of the camp life of General Washington during the Revolution. , Only one Brick upon Another . ■ I Edwin was one'day looking ata-large build ing which they were putting up opposite to his father’s house-: He watched the workmen from d; '•< dav - the- ' and tpcr drops to gather in the pleading, upturned eyes,, and the little bosom heaved with 'struggling, emotion. “My little son has been naughty to day,” replies the mother, sadly. “ How can I kiss those lips that have spoken such angry words?” Too much, too much! Dutiful mo ther, repent ! The little heart is swelling, breaking with grief; tumultuous sobs, break frem its agitated bosom; the snow-white pillow is drenched with penitent tears, and the little dimpled hand is extended so imploringly. Re lent! ’Tis enough! Oncemoro the little head is pillowed upon the maternal bosom—once more the little cherub form is pressed to that mother’s aching heart, and the good-night kiss of forgiveness is given two-lold- tenderer. A few moments, and the sobbings cease, (ho golden head drops, (ho weary eyelids close, and the little erring ono is laid back upon his couch, penitent and humbled by one kiss from mamma. What’s in a kiss—a simple kiss ? Much—very much. More potent than the sceptre. Who has not felt.its magic influence? ’Tis the lo ver’s tender pledge of undying constancy ; ’lisa bond of friendship and fidelity, and not only is it dear to the youthful and ardent, but also to the old age—to the withered heart and blossom less check Anecdote op Patrick Henhy. —Very many years ago an ejectment suit was brought in Lou don county court to recover a largo and valua ble tract of land called the Fryingpan. It was. a contest between two brothers. The defend ant was callod'Blaze Carter. The plaintiff was represented by Mr. Henry, then in the meridian of a fame which can never die. During the revolution his awful voice had echoed across the Atlantic, and shook the Bri tish throne to its centre; and now that the storm of war was hushed, he was engaged in the strife of tho forum. Immense crowds tilled tho court-house, tho yard, and tho streets to'witness the display of his wonderful powers. He was dressed in common clothing, and entered the arena Calm, self-possessed, yet firm and anxious for fhb Contest, Tho defendant’s counsel were John Marshall, then young, but giving unmistabablo proofs of his future greatness, power, and learning, un surpassed by Lord. Mansfield himself; Bushrod Washington, of whom it was said that ho never once ihado a bad argument in his long life; Ed mund Randolph, once governor of Virginia, and a distinguished member of the convention of ’BB, Attorney General and Secretary of State in the brightest, best, most glorious Administra tion this country over saw; and lastly, Thomas Swann, of Alexandria, one of tho best men of his day, respectable before tho court—with tho jury almost irresistible. For three long, anxious and laborious days the battle raged with doubtful result. The judges and the crowd looked on tho exciting s£eno with wonder and astonishment. It was impossible for human foresight to soo how tho cause would end. . A’t length , Henry, walking out through tho imnienso throng, overheard some of the yeomen Sympathizing with tho defendant., “I’oorßlaz.e! I pity him,” was sounded in his oars from va rious'quarters. TftJs was enough. Ho canto into court and said to tho opposing counsel, “ I will co'mpro raiso Aifli you 1 .” It was done. Such was his knowledge of human nature, that he rationally concluded that the jury were , composed of tho same who wished success to the defendant, and therefore liy his manoeuvre saved tho land for his client, which probably hb would have lost entirely. HoNGAiiurtS Coming.:-A letter fromffrcscia speaks of a large number of Hungarians deser ting from Verona and Mantua, and “ says they have decided to emigrate to America rather than trust (o' any a'mnesty which. Austria can grant.” • BT7” A' popular writer says, it is not the drinking,, but the getting sober, that ispo terri ble in a drundard’s life. To this Prcnlice auds, i gome persons, influenced probably by this im portant consideration/sewn 1 to have resolved I Saver to get sober. 1 The Disobedient Kitten. “Now,*’ said an old puss.to one of her child* ren, as she washed her face and paws, “I charge you, Kitty, not to go into the next gentleman's yard, for great dog Jowlcr lies there; hp has horrid teeth, and a terrible snarl, and he is al ways on the look out for stray cats. Remem ber, and keep at home: We have a snug garden, a sweet hay mow, kind friends, capital iit-bits, and work enough— rats and mice a plenty. So, do not stroll oft’ with bad coinpany, visiting PJ9S? 8 where you have no business to be, and disgracing your bringing up; for you know bel ter. Kitty; you do.*’ But Kitty had a saucy look; she boxed her mother's ears, in play, to bo sure, hoisted her tail, and away she frisked after a dead leaf,— Kit did not look at all like minding, and, after her mother had gone to bed on the hay-mow, she kept up her moonlight rambles, going about no one knows where, and cutting up all sorts of capers, like d silly little Kit as she was. One night, when she and some of her thoughtless, companions were scudding across Jowler’s yard, he, much, disturbed by their noise at an hour when he thought all honest folks ought to be abed and asleep, started up and made after them in a violent rage ; and poor Kitty, in her flight, got entangled in some briar bushes, and fell into Jowler's power. He seized her by the neck with his terrible mouth, shook the breath out of her body and tossed her over the fence, *‘0!0 !" cried Mary and Willy when they found their little favorite stiff and cold the next ‘morning. “O,” cried their mother, pussy’s mistress, ‘.‘you little puss! she bid fair, to be on excellent mouser,” 41 0 dear!” mewed the old cat; ** 0 dear ! such are the fruits of disobedi ence. How many a wilful.child comes to an untimely end !” Origin of the Prairies. Professor Wilber. Stats Geologist of Illinois, bas recently delivered a scries of admirable lec tures on his favorite science. Wb copy from tbo Genesee Republican the following abstract of his theory on the origin and formation of the prairies: . • up iu be Prof. Wilber adopts tho theory that-at one time—very far back in its history—this vast country formed a portion of the bottom of the ocean—that through tho eruptions caused by the internal heat, together with the labor and activity of those master masons, the coral in sects, pur continent was raised to its present po sition above the water.. To prove this bold proposition he refers to the many indications of salt water presence, the frequent occurrence of shells winch legitimately only belong to animals of the sea—the evidence furnished by tho rocks of the labor of the zoophytes, unmistakable in its development: the frequent discovery of the remains of monsters of the sea imbedded in our limestone system, tho existence upon our surface of huge boulders, the former appendages of polar shores, drilled far away to the south west, imbedded in huge frames of ice and drop ped down at length upon tho ocean's bed, whence they arose with our continent. The arguments* if not quite conclusive, are eminent deep in the earth upon which we so familiarly tread... . Just ;arn- Tf a luld our laf the ;r a the !tnpl •hole \pon The existence of our prairies is accounted for in this wise. The.result of the “ drift sys tem” was to give to this part of the country a soil of unparallelled fertility, and arising from this, were the very largo grasses, which are pe culiar to this soil alone; luxuricnt, and undis turbed, they grow to a gieat height, and fairly wove the surface of the earth with a thick al most impenetrable covering! In the autumn, this mass of,combustible matter was dry, how easy for a shaft of lightning to send a con flagration from one boundary of the country to the other. The sprouting twigs'of sturdier growth w’ouid perish by the occurrence of these fires, and hence the treeless appearance of the West. To aid the idea, it is claimed that the Indians, when they did arrive, which is sup posed to have been long subsequent to the first period mentioned, regularly burned the prairie grasses, for the purpose of driving the game in to more circumscribed quarters so that it might fall an easy prey to their arrows, and to lesson the difficulty of traveling.—A’/e Illustrated. Novel Marriage.—A St. Louis paper has the following: A couple soraewhat.uhder the influence of the mountain dew, appeared before Justice McDonald day before yesterday, for the purpose of entering into the bonds of wedlock. The knot was quickly tied, when the bridegroom demanded “ what was to pay ?" The Justice replied $2,50. The bridegroom demurred.— Ho had never in the whole course of his life known more than four bits to bo charged, and to pay more ho would hot. The four bits were tendered and quietly pocketed by the Justice, who at the same time looked up the marriage certificate, giving him the assurance that when the $2 balance duo wits forthcoming, he could have it. Something ol a muss ensued, which resulted in the Justice throwing the bridegroom out of the office, the latter meanwhile calling lustily for “ watch.” The bride quietly follow ed. The last that was seen of the half married parties, they were traveling rapidly in widely diverse directions —he up street, she dortri. The Beauty, op the Sky.—lt .id a a'f range thing how little in general people know about the sky. It is the part of creation in which na ture has done more lor the sake of pleasing man, more for the sole, ovidont purposo of talk ing to him and teaching him, than in any other ofher works, and it is just the part in \Vhi6ft we least attend to her. There are not many of her other works in which some more material or es sential purpose than the more pleasing of man is not answered in every, part of their organiza tion; but every essential purpose of the sky might, ns far as we know, ho answered, if once in three days, or thereabouts, a groat black ugly rain cloud wefo broken up over the blue, and everything well'- watered, and so all left blue again .tiqtil the next time, with, perhaps a film of morning and pvening mist for dew. But, in stead of this, there is not a moment ol any day of .our lives when nature is not producing scene after scone, picture alter picture, glory after, glory, and working still upon such exquisite and constant principles of the nrost perfect beauty, that it is quite certain it is all done for us, in. tended for our perpetual pleasure by the Groat ,Bofng who made all worlds. O* A *SVee bit of a , boy” nsjonislierf bis mother a few days since. £he bad occasion to chastise hira slightly for some offence ho had cpmmitted. ChaVley, sat my quietly in bis chair for shnVo lime afterwards, no doubt think ing very ,pfdfoundly. A't last he spoke out thus: “Muzzer, T wish, pad house keeper, IWo got tired of seeing you round I Oi?" The following is true of more things l killing a calf, you suiuUy rascal.” said’a planter to «p old negro. no. massa,” replied the gentleman from Africa, “charge, fifty cents for killing calf, and flhy cents for the him how.” ITT- Wholesome rnWico—lf you’d look spruce la your old ago, don’t pine in your youth. A,T §2,00 PER ANNUM. k. 16. Deatit.— An article on “Death” in thenis# Cyclopedia has the Mowing.‘ ' , As life approaches extinction, insensibility supervenes—a numbness gnd disposition to re pose, which do not admit of the.idea of suffer* ing; Even in those cases where the activity of the mind remains to the last, and where nefyptls sensibility would secm. to continue, it is surpri sing how often there Has been observed a state of happy feeling on the ttpproaoh of death;-- -If I had strength enough to hold tt pen,-t would write how easy and delightful it is to die,” were the last words of the celebrated I Win. Hunter, during his last moments. Montaigne, in one of his essays, dcspHpes.an accident which left him so senseless that he was taken up for'dead. On being restored', howev er, he soys: -Methought my life tmlyhhng upon my 11 ps: and I shut my eyes to help thrust it out, and took a pleasure in languishing and letting myself go.” A writer m the Quarterly lievicw records that a gentleman who had been rescued from drowning, declared that ho. had not experienced the slightest feeling of suffoca tion. •• I'be stream was transparent, the day brilliant, and as he stood upright he could sec (the sun shining through the water, with a dreH my consciousness that his eyes were aboiit to be closed on it forever. Yet ho neither feared' his fate nor wished to avert it. A sleepy sen sation; which soothed and gratified him, made a luxurious bed of a watery grave." Life akd History op Floiia Temple.—The Walcrville Times assures its readers that the following is an authentic record of Flora Tem ple’s early life: “Flora Temple, the ‘Queen of the Turf,’ was horn in the town of Saiigcrtield. Site was foaled in 1845, and, when fuite young, sold lb Nathan Tracy, of Hamilton, Madison county, for the sum of $l3, who Kept he# UsS than three years. Fjord thefi becametM£rdp erty of Win. Congden, of Smyrna. Chenango county, who subsequently sold her to Messrs. Richardson & Kellogg. Eaton, Madison county. This firm Kept a livery, and Flora'became quite popular with the patrons of their Stable. Mr. Richnfddon finally took the nia'rd to Washing ton Hollow, D'uelites county, and swopped her off fora piirsc.containing $175. Flora’s dani was Madanio Temple, a ; ;‘ horse of , all work," first owned; by Elisha Peck, of this tillage.— Flora was her first colt.” “A Goo® CcpioMfin.— Me. fterrit tbo Peterboro philanthropist, pays for all the arti cles, letters ancf sermons .which he causes to bo printed in the papers. With him'it is a direct matter of business. It would be well ifynpuy others 4'sk th'b “ faVor of spade" copied bit) example.' . [Oh “ 'l'oiiVniy. iny son, ivfiat aro you going to do with that club ?” "Send it to the edi tor, of course.”, •• Bin what are ypu going to send it to the editor for ?” “ Cause ho saw if anybody Will send him d club, bo will send tula a copy of his'papci 1 .” \Cjh The auroral phenomena which illumina te! the skies m this latitude a few weeks since, seeiiV to liave extended over a very wide area; Tlier were seen fiom Montreal to New Orleans, and‘from St. Louis to Cuba and Bermuda- A Yankee no longer marines dyoung critter now—ho “annexes” her. rrrit has been inferred ihat Dryden wftan t opposed to sherry cobblers, from a onoo made— “ Straws may be made the inatru mentfi of happiness* 11 • ■ is.;y a preacher lately said in his “Ldt women remember, while putlingon their profuse and expensive attire, how. flafrow ato tho gates ol paradise.’’ K 7” It is said that most of tto hair dyes' in use are poisonous, ; It la astonishing liow many there are, notwithstanding, who have tbacoUl age lowland,the hazard of a “dye.” ' Qy << Dogmatism,’’ says Douglas puppyism como toUiUtUtUy. ■■ ' IThe system in London, is on a scaleof grea&magn iflccnce. It thn9 ;kigari(m.lutil tahoels, it. uilrerent levelSj Which intercept (he; existing sewers at thus receiving all' their contents formerly emptied info the ri>er f and conveying them parallel withtfae banks of 'th’e river about eight miles to Barking, where bii immense reservoir islo bo preparcd them. Ibis reservoir is to bo a long by about 100 feet wide and 21 feetdeeb, capable of containing no less than 7,000,000 cubic feet, or double the average of eight hours’ accumulation, of sewage.- The object of thb narrowness of the rcserVoir, compared with its length is to admit of its being bricked over with arches,'and covered with earth, so as W prevent the escape of foiil gasses. During thb time the sewerage is in this reservoir it is to be deodorized, and experiments are notv going od to ascertain the best method of doing this. Jit high tide the contents ,of the reservoir will bo emptied into the river.by immense optfall pipes extending to the middle and bptiom pf its bed, sixty feet below thb surface/ It.is believed that with these precautions, tho sewage. after deodo nzation, being poured into so .vas.t aho,dy,ofr water, at so great a depth, will oeaso to he any longer an agent of miSohief. These works are now going on witligreat ra pidity and in the most'thorough and profuse manner, and it will take about five years to complete them. The w’dffeS bn the southerd ' side of tho city, of which we have seen no par ticulars, are said to be yet men? extraordinary tor the difficulties to be overcome and the engi neering genius applied to them., Tho expense nnn nnn Bplendid publio work will he abVut 34,- vvU|Vuv« From the Memphis Enquirer, Sept. 6. Dreadful Shooting Affair at Compromise We arc informed by Mr. 11. Grove, of Peoria. 1., a passenger by the J. 11. Dickey, which arrived hero yesterday from St. Louis-.that ha witnessed a most horrible tragedy on Sunday last, at a place called Compromise.. The cir cumstances of this heart rending alftir, as re latcd to us. are as follows: As the Dickey lan ded at Compromise to put off the mail, the Postmaster of that place, Mr. Spare, approach ed the mail agent, who had not made tljp twd or three last trips; and said to him: “We have had some bloody times here of late, and we have-to go prepared.” (at the game time throw ing back his coat and exhibiting a revolver.) “ Why ?” said theagent, “ Because our couil try is infested by a lot of thieves, sdcK as this man,” (pointing to a irian close by named Shultz, who was the only oneat the levee pre vious 19 the landing of the Dickey beside the Pos'raastcr.) • Shultz then remarked that ho was a most in famous liar, and destitute of every principle of a gentleman. Whereupon the Postmaster nlac-' ed his hand on his pistol, as if in the act of draw ing it, when Shultz shot. Mr. Spifr id the left ’ side of his abdomen. Shultz then retreated' at a rapid pace about thirty feet, when Sparr fired " four shots at.him in rapid succession, but with- ' out eflcct. Spare then took deliberate, aini at him across the stump, but bis piStiit (hissed.— Shultz immediately.rushed back atSprifr arid shot him twice more through his body. . Then • I they had a hand to band encounter, Shlilti! ' falling under, and Spare pounding hinj about the head with his pistol. Presently a third parly came up with a double barrel shot-gun. to shoot Shultz through the head, blit through the advice of tho agent and others ho did net.—• Spare soon became so weak that Shultz threw him oft, and on his (Shultz) rising he was struck a powerful blow over the head with tho gun/ which appeared to craze.him, and be instantly run imp the river up, to his Shoulders, and on his looking back and seeing the gundevqled at him, he dodged his head under the watet, Hbl ding it there as long.as be tduld WHbijilt.alfdti- . gling. and on his looking up and seeidg tbe gild pointing at him, ho hold it again tinder wateij, apd this process was repeated till- be drowned: Ihe Postmaster was ahve whenduHnfprm’ant MluMtMjn? thought he could notreebrer. S' ertold, “U